According to reports, the US Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) announced today that Google-owned wearable device maker Fitbit has recalled more than 1 million Ionic smartwatches.
It was previously reported that the Ionic smartwatch had overheated batteries and burned users. Fitbit said the company had received a “very limited number” of reports of injuries and that the total number of smartwatches recalled was less than 0.01% of total sales.
Such incidents are extremely rare, and this voluntary recall does not affect Fitbit’s other line of smartwatches or trackers,” Fitbit said in a statement. The CPSC said Fitbit had received at least 115 reports of burns in the U.S. and 59 from overseas, some of which were third- and second-degree burns.
The $299 Ionic smartwatch tracks a user’s activity, heart rate and sleep. Fitbit has stopped making the watch in 2020. The recalled Ionic smartwatches come in three colors. In addition, there is a special edition in cooperation with Adidas, which is divided into two types: dark blue and silver-gray.
From September 2017 to December 2021, the watches were sold at Kohl’s, Target and other U.S. retail stores, as well as Amazon.com and Fitbit online, the CPSC said. .com) for between $200 and $330.